Archives for 11 October 2016

Van Der Merwe Associates releases letter on behalf of Mr. Ajay Gupta requesting the Public Protector follows proper process: Van Der Merwe Associates has released a letter on behalf of Mr. Ajay Gupta addressed to the Public Protector. Highlights include: There has been full, proactive cooperation by Mr. Ajay Gupta with the Public Protector’s investigation Mr Ajay Gupta’s evidence was given at his/his lawyer’s initiative – not the Public Protector’s There is a significant anomaly: an investigation into the President, that involves and implicates …

This image is from the MyPE Editor's Flickr Account - offering some topical daily images from a phone smarter than Alan, occasional images from a DSLR and scanned images of Port Elizabeth as he wanders around the Bay pretending to know a lot and sometimes succeeding in making a complete hash of it!
1880: Whale
Image by awstraton
Landing a whale in Algoa Bay in 1880.
Whaling was carried in in Algoa Bay and off Cape Receife whilst the catch was normally landed at North End Beach.
This image is randomly selected from an ever growing repository of publicly available images taken in and …

ACT jumpstarts matriculants’ careers in the arts: 2016 ACT Scholarship recipients (left to right) Tamzin Williams, Virtuous Kandemiiri and Robin Castle. Photo: John Hogg Johannesburg’s iconic Market Theatre was abuzz both on and off the stage last night when performing arts matriculants were granted Scholarships to pursue their dreams at tertiary level. Six triple-threat scholars acted, danced and sang their way through the finals and all walked away with funding from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), supported by the Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Organisation (DALRO) and the Nedbank …

Police in Port Elizabeth is once again cautioning the public to be alert when purchasing or selling goods online. On a daily basis cases are opened at police stations across the metro whereby people are conned online. In most of these cases, people are defrauded when they purchase or sell vehicles online. The deposit is paid into a bank account and the vehicle is never delivered. Also, people are conned when they respond to the sale of thoroughbred puppies on line. Here again, the money is deposited and no puppy is forthwith.
In recent cases, the ‘buyer’ of the vehicle makes contact with …

During the early hours of this morning, 11 October 2016, three alleged car thieves were arrested by members of SAPS Walmer and the PE Flying Squad. It is alleged that at about 02:30, members were about to pull over a vehicle in Heugh Road Walmer when they noticed a Toyota Tazz (red) towing another Toyota Tazz (white). These vehicles past the officers at a high speed thus prompting suspicion and a chase ensued. The suspects abandoned the vehicles in 5th Avenue and ran off. All three suspects were apprehended. It was established that the white Tazz had just been stolen from the Walmer Links …

2015 Golden Ticket winner Lungisa Xhamela's Idols dreams ended on 11 October 2015 when he was sent home on the first day of Hell Week.
But as one door closes another always opens as the talented Lungisa had already been approached by people in the music industry wanting to work with him.
Then staying in Cape Town, Lunga said; "Honestly, I was not really surprised, and that doesn't mean that I didn't trust myself as an artist or I didn't really do well, because I did awesome. But I just didn't think that the votes were going to be enough, and I felt it,"
Lungisa gave up his studies …

Are Investors in West Africa shifting Focus?: With global and regional capital continuing to flow into West African Real Estate, investors are starting to diversify their funds across the region and move away from the previous Nigeria and Ghana bias. Following from the first market correction seen in 20 years, crippling Central Bank debt and the pegging of the Naira, the reaction to Nigeria’s (in President Buhari’s words) ‘suddenly poor’ status has been fight or flight. Some, like Novare, Old Mutual, Johnson & Johnson and Pick ‘n Pay sticking to …

South Africa vs. Australia betting tips & advice for 5th ODI - Can South Africa complete a 5-0 whitewash?: The home side may have already been 3-0 up, ahead of the game on Sunday at St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth, but they showed no signs of letting up the pressure on their visitors, as they eased to a six-wicket victory, with a mammoth 87 balls of their ...
Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews.
Anything but the ANC: Johannesburg mayor makes his mark: His performance in Johannesburg could be a test case for the DA, which now also rules Cape Town, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth, and hopes …

Over the last four years, the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has incurred R126 909 447 in legal expenses, through litigation and legal opinion, with R56 313 963 incurred over the last financial year alone.
Executive Mayor Athol Trollip says; "I believe this to be wasteful and entirely unnecessary, especially given this Metro's vast service delivery backlog.
"Going forward, every proposed legal expense will be scrutinised by myself and the Acting City Manager and will only be signed off if deemed to be absolutely crucial and necessary.
"The Municipality's Legal Sub-Directorate will be …

Sara Smith, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, said:
At 13h30, Monday, 10th October, NSRI St Francis Bay duty crew were activated following a request for assistance from the Chokka fishing boat Langusta reporting a 47 year old male crewman, from Jeffreys Bay, suffering a suspected heart attack.
The Sea Rescue craft Spirit of St Francis II was launched and we rendezvoused with the Langusta 22 nautical miles from the Port of St Francis, 5 nautical miles off-shore of Huisklip.
The patient, found to be in a serious condition, was transferred onto our sea rescue craft and in the care …

Port Elizabeth: The following successes were achieved over the weekend (7-10) October 2016 in the Mount Road policing cluster. A total of 108 suspects were arrested for various crimes including possession of drugs, robbery, drunken driving, possession of suspected stolen property, murder, attempted murder, theft from motor vehicle, house robbery, unlawful possession of firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
All arrested persons are expected to appear in court soon.
A total of 30 arrests were made on drug-related cases in the entire cluster for the weekend. Suspects were charged …

No learning at EC school as teacher protest against principal: Teachers and support staff at King William’s Town’s King Private College abandoned their duties on Monday and picketed outside the school premises over allegations of long-running ill-treatment by school founder and Principal, Isaac Gxasheka.
Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. …